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马克吐温经典英语名言,激发思考与灵感!

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1. 巨大的财富具有充分的诱惑力,足以稳稳当当地起致命的作用,把那些道德基础并不牢固的人引入歧途。

1. Great wealth has sufficient allure, enough to play a deadly role firmly, leading those with shaky moral foundations astray.

2. A rolling stone gathers no moss

2. A rolling stone gathers no moss.

3. 预言是人类唯一一项无法经由练习而改善的技术。

3. Prophecy is the only skill that cannot be improved through practice.

4. 人生重要的事情是确定一个伟大的目标,并决心实现它。

4. An important thing in life is to set a great goal and to be determined to achieve it.

5. The strong, despise difficulties, the weak, look up to difficulties.

5. The strong disdain difficulties, the weak look up to difficulties.

6. Ale will make a cat speak

6. Ale will make a cat talk

7. 实话是我们最宝贵的东西。我们节省着使用它吧。

7. The truth is our most precious possession. Let's use it sparingly.

8. 21。如果你懂得使用,金钱是一个好奴仆,如果你不懂得使用,它就变成你的主人。

8. 21. If you know how to use it, money is a good servant; if you don't know how to use it, it becomes your master.

9. -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe(德国诗人、剧作家歌德)

9. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (German poet and playwright)

10. 我们自己用的得意的词汇,其实绝非来自我们自己。属于我们自己的无非只是依照我们的脾气性格环境教育与社会关系而做的些修改而已。只是这么点修改,使之区别于别人的表达方式,打下了我们特有风格的烙印,暂时算作是我们自己的东西。别的统统都是些陈年旧货,是几千年几百年以来世世代代的人说过的陈词滥调而已。

10. The words that we take pride in using are actually not of our own origin. What belongs to us is merely some modifications made according to our temperament, personality, environment, education, and social relationships. Just these modifications distinguish our expression from others, leaving the imprint of our unique style, and temporarily counting as our own. All else is just old merchandise, mere clichés spoken by generations over thousands and hundreds of years.

11. 在幽默的领域里,重复的威力是很大的。几乎任何一个用词确切一成不变的习惯用语,只要每隔一段时间郑重地重复它五六次,最后总是逼得人家忍不住笑起来。

11. In the realm of humor, the power of repetition is significant. Practically any idiom or phrase that is used with absolute consistency, when solemnly repeated five or six times at regular intervals, will eventually force people to burst into laughter.

12. Better good neighbours near than relations far away

12. Better good neighbors near than distant relations

13. 7。巨大的财富具有充分的诱惑力,足以稳稳当当地起致命的作用,把那些道德基础并不牢固的人引入歧途。

13. 7. Great wealth has sufficient allure, enough to act as a deadly allure, leading those with shaky moral foundations astray.

14. 女人就该具有女人的一切天性——温良、耐心、长期忍受、可信、无私、宽宏大量。她的神圣义务就是安慰不幸者,鼓励丧失目标者,帮助忧伤者,拯救堕落者,亲近孤独者——一句话,对于叩击她那扇友好大门的所有遭受创伤和折磨的不幸儿童,她都用同情来治愈他们的不幸,用自己的心胸为他们提供一个安乐窝。

14. A woman should possess all the natural traits of a woman — gentleness, patience, long-suffering, reliability, selflessness, and magnanimity. Her sacred duty is to comfort the unfortunate, encourage those who have lost their way, help the sorrowful, save the fallen, and be close to the lonely — in short, for all the unfortunate children who knock on the door of her friendly heart, she cures their misfortunes with sympathy and provides a haven for them with her own bosom.

15. All covet, all lose

15. All desire, all lose.

16. Do not, for one repulse, give up the purpose that you resolved to effect

16. Do not, on account of a single setback, abandon the purpose that you have resolved to accomplish.

17. Actions speak louder than words

17. Actions speak louder than words

18. 从前有一句贺辞,非常美妙,像黄金一般宝贵:你向富裕的山上攀登的时候,希望你不会遇到一个朋友。

18. There was once a congratulatory phrase, very beautiful and as precious as gold: When you climb the mountain of wealth, may you not encounter a friend.

19. Bite off more than one can chew

19. Bite off more than one can chew. (This idiom in English means to take on more responsibilities or tasks than one is able to handle successfully.)

20. 25。我们应当感谢我们的恩人亚当。他使我们摆脱了闲暇的“幸福”,合多们获得了劳动的“罪孽“。

20. 25. We should be grateful to our benefactor Adam. He freed us from the "happiness" of idleness and granted us the "sin" of labor.

21. 当我在说“愿上帝保佑女人”这句话时,尽管我们之中没有人能完全了解一位贤妻的崇高情怀,或是一位良母执着奉献,但他心中会说“阿门”!

21. When I say the phrase "May God bless women," although none of us can fully comprehend the noble sentiments of a virtuous wife or the steadfast dedication of a good mother, he in his heart would say "Amen"!

22. Avarice blinds our eyes

22. Avarice blinds our eyes.

23. A word spoken is an arrow let fly

23. A word spoken is an arrow loosed

24. All shall be well, Jack shall have Jill

24. All shall be well, Jack shall have Jill.

25. -Joseph Addison(美国作家艾迪生)

25. - Joseph Addison (American writer Addison)

26. Appearances are deceitful

26. Appearances are deceptive

27. A good medicine tastes bitter

27. A good medicine tastes bitter.

28. -Willian Shakespeare(莎士比亚)

28. William Shakespeare

29. An old physician, and a young lawyer

29. An old physician, and a young lawyer

30. 朗费罗幽默的秘密源泉并不是欢乐而是悲伤。天堂里没有幽默。

30. Longfellow's source of humor is not joy but sadness. There is no humor in heaven.

31. A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit

31. A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit.

32. “名声”如同是蒸气,“声望”如同是意外,在地球上唯一可以确定的事情是被遗忘掉。

32. "Fame" is like steam, "reputation" is like an accident; the only thing that can be definitively said about the Earth is that it is forgotten.

33. 10。在衣着上你可以不修边幅,但切不可让灵魂染上污点。

33. 10. You may be casual in your attire, but never let your soul be stained with dirt.

34. Between two stools one falls to the ground

34. Between two stools, one falls to the ground.

35. 当真理还正在穿鞋的时候,谎言就能走遍半个世界。

35. When truth is still putting on its shoes, lies can walk half the world.

36. 可是最糟糕的还是你们男人家不愿意让女子受到能有所作为的教育,不愿意让她们凭自己的努力赚到堂堂正正的生活。她们所受的教育只是为了装装门面,好像她们一辈子只应该受人爱怜,靠男人吃饭,永远不会遭到不幸似的。

36. But the worst of all is that men are unwilling to allow women to receive an education that would enable them to achieve something, or to earn a dignified living through their own efforts. The education they receive is only for show, as if they should be cherished and depend on men for their livelihood throughout their lives, as if they would never suffer any misfortune.

37. -Charles Chaplin(美国演员卓别林)

37. - Charles Chaplin (American actor Charlie Chaplin)

38. The important thing in life is to have a great aim, and the determination to attain it

38. The important thing in life is to have a great aim, and the determination to achieve it.

39. Courage is not the absence of fear, but the ability to resist and control the fear.

39. Courage is not the absence of fear, but the ability to resist and control it.

40. 29。政治家处理国务时,常考虑是否合乎礼节,而从不关心是否符合道德规范。

40. 29. Politicians often consider whether their handling of state affairs is appropriate in terms of etiquette, but never care whether it conforms to moral norms.

41. 6。如果你收养一条快要饿死的狗,把它喂得肥肥的,那它决不会咬你。这就是人与狗的主要差别。

41. 6. If you adopt a nearly starved dog and fatten it up, it will never bite you. This is the main difference between humans and dogs.

42. 3。希望好像一个家庭,没有它,你会觉得生活乏味;有了它,你又觉得天天为它辛劳,是一种烦恼。

42. 3. Hope is like a family; without it, you would find life monotonous. With it, you then feel that toiling every day for it is a burden.

43. -Mark Twain(马克吐温)

43. - Mark Twain

44. If you would know the value of money, go and try to borrow some

44. If you wish to understand the value of money, go and try to borrow some.

45. A clean hand wants no washing

45. A clean hand needs no washing.

46. 善意是耳聋者可以听懂、目盲者亦能看见的语言。

46. Goodwill is a language that the deaf can understand and the blind can see.

47. By other's faults, wise men correct their own

47. By others' faults, wise men correct their own.

48. Birth is much, but breeding is more

48. Birth is a great thing, but breeding is greater.

49. 构成生命的主要成分,并非事实和事件,它主要的成分是思想的风暴,它一生一世都在人的脑中吹袭。

49. The main components of life are not facts and events; rather, they are the storms of thoughts that blow through the human mind throughout their lifetime.